Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.

The film follows 14-year-old Hilberto Lealo from Guatemala, who dreams of visiting the ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal. He learns the traditional art of weaving from his father, Don Jose, in their ...

A family altar in the Maya city of Tikal offers a glimpse into events in an enclave of the city’s foreign overlords in the wake of a local coup. Archaeologists recently unearthed the altar in a ...

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex geopolitics ...

Archaeologists discovered a 5th-century painted altar at Tikal with undeniable Teotihuacan artistic style, proving people from central Mexico established a physical presence in the Maya city The ...

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of the Maya city of Tikal have unearthed a 1,600-year-old altar likely used for human sacrifices, surrounded by the bones of children.

Archeologists believe that Tikal’s collective memory of this Teotihuacan coup was likely pretty complicated. While it may have rocked Tikal, the takeover ultimately made the kingdom more powerful.

(non-Flash version) View a clickable map of the ancient Maya empire, from Chichen Itza in the north to Copan in the south.

Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers has unearthed a buried altar that could unlock the secrets of a ...

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex geopolitics ...